The Quad

By THAYER EVANS THAYER EVANS

Published: November 10, 2008

During the Hawkeyes' 24-23 upset of No. 3 Penn State on Saturday, the student section wore green T-shirts as part of a ''Greene Out'' to promote the Iowa junior tailback Shonn Greene for the Heisman. He lived up to the hype, rushing for 117 yards and 2 touchdowns on 28 carries. He has rushed for more than 100 yards in every game this season.

With 1,374 rushing yards, Greene ranks third in the Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards and second in the Big Ten behind Michigan State's Javon Ringer, who has 1,548. Greene has 127 fewer carries than Ringer and is averaging nearly 1.7 more yards a carry.

Greene's emergence has been impressive considering he missed last season because of poor grades; entering this season, he had rushed for more than 100 yards only once. But because of the lethargic Big Ten and his team's four losses, he is unlikely to be a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, despite the Gang Greene T-shirts. THAYER EVANS

Williams's Perfect Rivalry

Williams's 24-23 road victory against Amherst on Saturday marked the first time since the 1999 season that an Ephs senior class departed without losing a game to the Lord Jeffs.

Scott Sobolewski's extra point after the senior tailback Brian Morrissey's 4-yard touchdown run with 12 minutes 54 seconds left was the winner in the 123rd meeting of the teams.

The victory gave Williams (6-2) its 46th outright Little Three title since 1910. With 86 rushing yards on 27 carries, Morrissey became the Ephs' career leading rusher since 1973, when they began competing in Division III. He finished his career with 2,682 rushing yards.

''It's tough to put into words how much it meant to all us seniors,'' Morrissey said on the Williams College Web site, referring to the four victories over Amherst. ''We talked about it before as a group and we all agreed that the first three would be a wash if we didn't come out here and win this one.''